Assassination Classroom, Vol. 1

Americans steadfastly believe that all students need to succeed are a few good teachers—think of how many movies you’ve seen about…

Barakamon, Vol. 1

Barakamon is a textbook fish-out-of-water story: an impatient city slicker finds himself in the country where life is slower, folks are…

Hyakusho Kizoku, Vol. 1

Drawn in a loose, improvisational style, Hiromu Arakawa’s Hyakusho Kizuko may remind readers of the gag strips that round out…

My 10 Favorite TOKYOPOP Titles

Like many other readers who first discovered manga in the mid-2000s, TOKYOPOP played a major role in introducing me to…

3 Reasons to Read One Piece

Why would any sane person commit to reading a series that’s still going strong after sixty volumes? I can think…